Talk to college-bound teens about alcohol
Talk to college-bound teens about alcohol nwi.com By Sam Zakhari, senior vice president of science, Distilled Spirits Council July 27, 2017 In the coming weeks, millions of college-bound freshmen will be leaving home for the campus for the first time. As parents prepare their teens for college, it’s important to set aside time to […]
Mixing Guns and Alcohol Isn’t Enough for Liability, Court Rules
Mixing Guns and Alcohol Isn’t Enough for Liability, Court Rules Texas Lawyer By John Council, Texas Lawyer July 27, 2017 TEXAS – Guns and booze are a notoriously dangerous combination. Yet a Texas court of appeal has ruled that homeowner can’t be held liable for an accidental shooting just because a .45 caliber pistol […]
Arlington County Police Department Trains TIPS to Reduce Alcohol-Related Harm
Arlington County Police Department Trains TIPS to Reduce Alcohol-Related Harm PRNews Wire BY Health Communications, Inc. July 28, 2017 ARLINGTON, Va., July 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Health Communications, Inc. (HCI) is pleased to announce that the Arlington County Police Department will soon be launching the Arlington Restaurant Initiative (ARI), which focuses on early intervention […]
Drinking wine three times a week ‘cuts diabetes’: Risk can be reduced by nearly a third by consuming alcohol ‘little and often’
Drinking wine three times a week ‘cuts diabetes’: Risk can be reduced by nearly a third by consuming alcohol ‘little and often’ Study suggests 14 drinks a week for men and nine for women fend off diabetes Beer and red wine shown to help against disease but gin and vodka do opposite University of […]
Fears of Tainted Alcohol at Mexican Resorts Underscore Need for Effective Alcohol Regulation
Fears of Tainted Alcohol at Mexican Resorts Underscore Need for Effective Alcohol Regulation Center for Alcohol Policy Study Explains How Regulations Prevent Counterfeit Alcohol in the U.S. Source: Center for Alcohol Policy July 27th Recent news reports indicate that several tourists and families traveling to all-inclusive resorts in Mexico suspect they were […]
US warns travelers about tainted alcohol in Mexico
US warns travelers about tainted alcohol in Mexico Source: CNN By Faith Karimi July 27, 2017 The United States is warning travelers to Mexico about tainted or counterfeit alcohol following the death of a Wisconsin woman. The State Department updated Mexico’s safety and security guidance on its website, urging vacationers to avoid […]
Financial analyst, 35, sues George Clooney, Rande Gerber, their former tequila company
Financial analyst, 35, sues George Clooney, Rande Gerber, their former tequila company and the Beverly Hilton claiming a bartender at the swanky hotel gave him a liquid nitrogen-laced shot that made him ‘collapse in agony’ Jeremy Cox, 35, spoke of his ordeal at the Beverly Hilton in 2015 after he downed a shot of […]
New concerns over tainted alcohol at all-inclusive resorts in Mexico
New concerns over tainted alcohol at all-inclusive resorts in Mexico ABC7 Chicago July 25, 2017 There are growing concerns out of Mexico with allegations that popular resorts drug and serve tainted alcohol to tourists. A Wisconsin family believes their daughter died after drinking tainted alcohol at a resort in Mexico, and now there […]
9 tips for ordering wine at a restaurant without feeling like an idiot
9 tips for ordering wine at a restaurant without feeling like an idiot Source: The Insider Joanna Fantozzi July 25, 2017 There’s a reason why sommelier school is so grueling: Knowing how to order and drink wine is not easy. Three master sommeliers shared their top tips for ordering wine at a restaurant, from ordering […]
Of Wine, Mystery and Local Life
Of Wine, Mystery and Local Life Source: New York Times By ERIC ASIMOV JULY 25, 2017 I’m a sucker for any novel full of atmosphere, history and a fully realized sense of place – great terroir, as a wine writer might be expected to put it. All the better if the characters love food and […]